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Why Knowledge Management Didn’t Save General Motors: Addressing Complex Issues By Convening Conversation

Conversation Matters

GM was brought down by a flawed strategy, but an organization’s strategy is clearly a product of the knowledge that exists within its walls. The knowledge existed within GM to develop a more competitive strategy. The knowledge management task is to bring together the collective knowledge of the organization to bear on complex issues.

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KM professorship at Kent State

Knowledge Musings

The Kent State University program on Information Architecture and Knowledge Management has announced a new professorship, sponsored by Goodyear: IAKM Accepting Applications for Goodyear Professor Position. The Master's Program in Information Architecture and Knowledge Management is a unique, innovative program inaugurated in Fall 2001.

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The Bamboo Project Blog: Open Source Bidding and Innovation

The Bamboo Project Blog

Whygive away your best ideas when competing for funding? Posted by: David Wilcox | April 24, 2007 at 06:16 AM Verify your Comment Previewing your Comment Posted by: | This is only a preview. Why try and dothings differently if that would mean getting rid of most of yourtrustees first? See you in the excahnge, I hope!

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How to Learn From Experience

Conversation Matters

Generative questions are the gold standard of learning from experience becasue they surprise us, engage both heart and spirit, build relationships, and reframe reality ( Bushe 2007 ). Any new idea, particularly those ideas that apply to self-development, for example, competence, image, attitude, or mindset, require time to assimilate.